A Different World - Season 1

A Different World - Season 1

Season 1

A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

Network
Episodes22
DatesSep 24, 1987 - Jul 7, 1988
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Episodes

Reconcilable Differences
Season 1Episode 130 min

Reconcilable Differences

Its the first day at Hillman, and Denise needs to settle with a roommate.

Sep 24, 1987
Pilot
Season 1Episode 230 min

Pilot

Denise finds out that her dorm payment check bounced and that her checking account is overdrawn.

Oct 1, 1987
Porky de Bergerac
Season 1Episode 330 min

Porky de Bergerac

After convincing the brand new dorm monitor, her roommate Jaleesa, to run in the first place, Denise has to live with the repercussions of breaking one of the monitor's new rules.

Oct 15, 1987
Those Who Can't... Tutor
Season 1Episode 430 min

Those Who Can't... Tutor

Dwayne tutors Denise in calculus late into the night and is forced to leave the locked all female dormitory via the fire escape. The problem is, the only way to get to the only unlocked exit is through Whitley's room.

Oct 22, 1987
War of the Words
Season 1Episode 530 min

War of the Words

Maggie and Whitley debate on how women should balance a career and family life. Dwayne tries to get a campus d.j. job.

Oct 29, 1987
Rudy and the Snow Queen
Season 1Episode 630 min

Rudy and the Snow Queen

Denise's little sister Rudy visits Hillman and makes Whitley her new role model.

Nov 5, 1987
Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
Season 1Episode 730 min

Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

Denise's grandfather comes for a visit during homecoming weekend, and both he and Denise are planning to steal the rival school's mascot, unbeknownst to the other.

Nov 19, 1987
If Chosen, I May Not Run
Season 1Episode 830 min

If Chosen, I May Not Run

Denise joins the Hillman track team, but to her dismay it turns out to be more than she bargained for.

Dec 3, 1987
Romancing Mr. Stone
Season 1Episode 930 min

Romancing Mr. Stone

Denise has a crush on her geology professor.

Dec 10, 1987
The Gift of the Magi
Season 1Episode 1030 min

The Gift of the Magi

Everybody is participating in secret Santa and are surprised to find out who they got.

Dec 17, 1987
Does He or Doesn't He?
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Does He or Doesn't He?

Jalessa takes bets on how Dwayne will act when a graduate student tries to seduce him.

Jan 7, 1988
Advise and Descent
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Advise and Descent

Denise volunteers as a school counselor during final exams to get out of writing a major research paper.

Jan 14, 1988
The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Season 1Episode 1330 min

The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

A former Hillman student returns to college to earn her degree.

Jan 21, 1988
Wild Child
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Wild Child

Denise leads a campaign to get her streetwise study partner enrolled at Hillman.

Feb 4, 1988
Dr. Cupid
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Dr. Cupid

On Valentine's day, Dwayne is the host of a radio station and he decides to find his match through his radio show. While Lettie gets a surprise visitor.

Feb 11, 1988
The Show Must Go On
Season 1Episode 1630 min

The Show Must Go On

Denise and Whitley both appear in a play, and each believes the leading man is interested in her.

Feb 18, 1988
Mr. Hillman
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Mr. Hillman

Whitley believes she has the Miss Hillman contest wrapped up -- until Denise enters Dwayne as a contestant.

Feb 25, 1988
Speech Therapy
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Speech Therapy

Jaleesa gets help from her roommates in overcoming her stage fright in speech class.

Mar 10, 1988
Clair's Last Stand
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Clair's Last Stand

Clair visits Denise at Hillman College; Whitley looks for somebody with whom she can celebrate her birthday.

Mar 24, 1988
If Only for One Night
Season 1Episode 2030 min

If Only for One Night

Dwayne's date with Denise is interrupted when a despondent Whitley shows up.

Apr 28, 1988
Come Back, Little Eggby
Season 1Episode 2130 min

Come Back, Little Eggby

Maggie cares for an egg as part of a psychology class assignment on parenting.

May 5, 1988
My Dinner with Theo
Season 1Episode 2230 min

My Dinner with Theo

Theo pays an unforgettable visit to his sister Denise at Hillman College.

Jul 7, 1988

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